$100k a year, no longer in San Francisco
changea dispatch from
baton rouge
LA
30.45°N
91.15°W
Baton Rouge is LSU football, the Mississippi River bending past downtown, and the kind of food (gumbo, jambalaya, boudin, po'boys) that makes you want to lie down after lunch. The Louisiana state capitol is the tallest in the country, a 34-story Art Deco tower that looks more like a Manhattan office building. Cajun warmth runs through everything, with a slightly more buttoned-up daily pace than New Orleans.
the verdict
under San Francisco, every month
Baton Rouge sits well below San Francisco on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,361/mo
57% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
3%
$525/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,722/mo
$2,310 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$250k
80% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
874k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
187
pleasant days a year, in baton rouge.
San Francisco gets 312 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 25 days above 95° vs San Francisco's 0.
San Francisco hosts 17.2× more events.
50/100
40% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, 38.6 mi.
75/100
24% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
4
96% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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